magicien

/ma.ʒi.sjɛ̃/

le noun A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les magiciens

Meaning

  1. wizard

    • Le magicien invoque une tempête.

      The wizard summons a storm.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

sorcier

magicien and sorcier are close synonyms for "wizard"; sorcier can also carry a more sinister connotation, "sorcerer."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

brujo

brujo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "wizard."

Portuguese

mago

mago is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "wizard."

Practice

1 What does magicien mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le ___ invoque une tempête.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches magicien?

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